Hugh Hefner reportedly announced today that Kate Middleton posed for Playboy while on vacation in France.

Hugh Hefner reportedly announced today that Kate Middleton posed for Playboy while on vacation in France.

French and Italian magazines have been spinning the story that they captured Kate Middleton sunbathing nude in France, but WWN has learned the real story – Kate was in France posing for spread in Playboy.

“The French and Italian photographers were on outside the château, but the American photographers were inside taking professional nude photographs of the Princess,” said a Royal insider.

Kate’s cousin, Katrina Darling is on the cover of this month’s Playboy and Kate’s issue will be released on January 9th (Kate’s birthday).

Here’s Katrina’s cover. The Royal Family wants both girls to do similar covers:

Publicly, the Royal family is “disgusted and horrified” but behind the scenes, it actually was Queen Elizabeth who brokered the deal with Hef. “She’s always been a big fan of Hugh Hefner, even though she doesn’t approve of some of the things his magazine has done,” said a Royal Watcher.

The Queen made a deal for a “considerable fee” (reportedly close to $50 million) – and has also made a deal to open a Playboy-style mansion on the Queen’s private estate – Balmoral Castle. “Balmoral is the perfect place for Playboy bunnies,” said the royal insider. Prince Harry, reportedly, wants to become the “Hef of the Britain.”

Prince William and Princess Kate were ecstatic when they learned that Kate would be featured in Playboy:

Prince William also helped out on the photo shoot. He was responsible for keeping Kate’s bum smooth:

The new generation of Royals is much more comfortable with their bodies and their sexuality, according to a major British tabloid.

Hugh Hefner told WWN that he expects the Princess Kate issue to be the biggest selling issue in the entire history of Playboy. “Her Royal Highness is one of the biggest female stars on the planet – and the hottest.” As part of the deal with the Queen, Hefner was personally on set during the photo shoot. “Hef wanted to make sure they got all the money shots,” said a source at Playboy.

Soon, there will be a lot more to see of Kate than just this long-distance photos: